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Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful…Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull…
Christs victory over Satan's tyranny Wherein is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithful soldiers that the Devil either by his grand captains the emperors, or by his most dearly beloved sons and heirs the popes, have most cruelly martyred for the truth. With all the poisoned doctrines wherewith that great read dragon hath made drunken the kings and inhabitants of the earth; with the confutations of them together with all his traitorous practises and designs, against all Christian princes to this day, especially against our late Queen Elizabeth of famous memory, and our most religious Sovereign Lord King James. Faithfully abstracted out of the Book of martyrs, and divers other books. By Thomas Mason preacher of Gods Word.Christs victorie ouer Sathans tyrannie Wherin is contained a catalogue of all Christs faithfull souldiers that the Diuell either by his grand captaines the emperours, or by his most deerly beloued sonnes and heyres the popes, haue most cruelly martyred for the truth. With all the poysoned doctrins wherewith that great redde dragon hath made drunken the kings and inhabitants of the earth; with the confutations of them together with all his trayterous practises and designes, against all Christian princes to this day, especially against our late Queen Elizabeth of famous memorie, and our most religious Soueraigne Lord King Iames. Faithfully abstracted out of the Book of martyrs, and diuers other books. By Thomas Mason preacher of Gods Word.
London: printed by George Eld and Ralph Blower, 1615
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Whether he believed the assertions of Luther impugned by the Bishop of Rochester were detestable: Whether general Councils and Constitutions where or ought to be observed of all men even for conscience, whether the Popes Keys were no• profitable, or against Gods word, whether the Catholik• Church may err, or whether it may be demonstrated or pointed out, or else whether it is a spiritual Church known to God, whether Images of Saints ought to be worshipped of all true Christian•, whether a man may believe that there is not yet any Judgement given upon the sou•es departed, whether a man may believe that our Lady remained not always a Virgin? whether Holy days and fasting days may without […] be broken by any private man? whether we are bound to be obedient to Bishops and Kings as unto Parents? whether the Church do godly, in praying to Saints? whether all true Christians be Priests, and have the Keys of binding and loosing? whether faith may be without works and charity? whether it is more agreeable unto faith, that the people should pray in their own tongue, or in a learned and unknown tongue? whether children should be taught the Lords prayer without the salutation of the Virgin? whether beads be to be denied or no? whether Scriptures ought to be translated into English or no? whether Organs and all manner of songs ought to be in the Churches? whether a Bishop have any Temporal power? whether it be a godly Constitution that no man should preach in an others Diocese without licence of the Bishop? whether vows of private men cometh of the spirit of God? whether we should pray for the dead, or that there is a Purgatory? whether Moral philosophy help the understanding of the Scriptures? whether the Popes pardons are to be •eiected? whether there may be any Moral virtues without the grace of Christ? whether Salvation and damnation come of necessity and nothing to be in our own wills? whether Images ought to be taken out of the Churches? whether preachers should exhort men to Pilgrimage or to the worshipping of relics? he in a manner confesseth them all.
Whether hee beléeued the assertions of Luther impugned by the Bishop of Rochester were detestable: Whether generall Councells and Constitutions where or ought to be obserued of all men euen for conscience, whether the Popes Keyes were no• profitable, or against Gods word, whether the Catholik Church may erre, or whether it may bee demonstrated or poynted out, or else whether it is a spirituall Church knowne to God, whether Images of Saints ought to bee worshipped of all true Christian, whether a man may beléeue that there is not yet any Iudgement giuen vppon the soues departed, whether a man may beléeue that our Lady remained not alwayes a Uirgine? whether Holy dayes and fasting dayes may without bee broken by any priuate man? whether we are bound to be obedient to Bishoppes and Kings as vnto Parents? whether the Church doo godly, in praying to Saints? whether all true Christians bee Priests, and haue the Keyes of binding and loosing? whether faith may bee without workes and charity? whether it is more agreable vnto faith, that the people should pray in their owne tongue, or in a learned and vnknowne tongue? whether children should be taught the Lords prayer without the salutation of the Uirgine? whether beades be to be denied or no? whether Scriptures ought to bee translated into English or no? whether Organs and all maner of songs ought to bee in the Churches? whether a Bishoppe haue any Temporall power? whether it bee a godly Constitution that no man should preach in an others Dioces without lycence of the Bishop? whether vowes of priuate men commeth of the spirit of God? whether we should pray for the dead, or that there is a Purgatory? whether Morall philosophy helpe the vnderstanding of the Scriptures? whether the Popes pardons are to be eiected? whether there may bee any Morall verues without the grac of Christ? whether Saluation and damnation come of necessity and nothing to bee in our owne wills? whether Images ought to be taken out of the Churches? whether preachers should exhort men to Pilgrimage or to the worshipping of reliques? hee in a maner confesseth them all.